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I am so annoyed. The agent called this morning and canceled on me. She made some lame excuse about just getting back from a trip and it would "just not work" for her. She said she so much to do. The more she talked the lamer it sounded which annoyed me even more.
She was the one that suggested today. I would NEVER back out on a client unless I had a really good reason (death, illness, emergency, etc.). Isn't she the one that is trying to sell me a house? So you know she sounds young and I am thinking she is the daughter of the listing agent (same last name). She wanted to reschedule for tomorrow at 5:00 which would not work for us. I told her we are very busy and I would have to get back to her. I am considering calling my friends mother now to have her show us the house instead. I would have used her originally but she is semi-retired, on vacation right now and I am not sure how serious we really are. Or should I give this agent the benefit of the doubt and just reschedule? The problem is my wife is having doubts and this just is adding to them (you know, it was fate). What would you do? Jay
I would make it very clear what your expectations are and that it would not be acceptable again to have her cancel on you. Did you sign a contract with the agent? If not I would possibly consider switching anyway.
No, I never even met her. I contacted the listnig agent through email and she responded. She wanted me to sign with her but I was reluctant since I did not want to be tied to one agent. She said I could sign one just for this house so I agreed. Still can't decide if I should go with her. Jay
Normally I would have a buyer's agent using my friends mother. She is away right now and I did not want to wait for her to get back. Maybe now I will. Or I could call another agent that I met on this forum that answered some questions I had on another house I considered. She though is not in this area. I am not sure what I am going to do now. Any suggestions? Jay
If your friend's mom does not service that area, maybe she is reachable and can make a referral for you. Or reach out to a C-D poster in that area for assistance.
My friends mother does service this area but she is away on vacation. I did not want to wait on this because it is a good deal (or so it seems). I may wait now but am anxious to see the place. On the outside it is very nice. Who knows what the inside would be like though. Jay
Or I could call another agent that I met on this forum that answered some questions I had on another house I considered. She though is not in this area. I am not sure what I am going to do now. Any suggestions? Jay
There are 2 practicing agents on the CT board that seem to know their stuff, and i don't think either one is very far from the house that you're considering. The commision split on a 450K property, while not huge, is nothing to sneeze at either.
I drove by the house today and there were some workers there "winterizing" the water system. I was able to walk around on the first floor and outside before the foreman asked us to leave.
The place does need some loving care. Outside, the landscaping could use a trim and the lawn needs watering. The trim on the house is peeling and there is some wood rot (good thing I have a good carpenter). The first floor has beautiful wood trim and cabinets but the place has a musty smell. The kitchen countertops (possibly Corian?)are all cracked and appear to have been smashed (why do people do things like this?). All of the appliances appear to be original and in need of replacing. The first floor has all wood floors and they appeared to be in good shape. The foreman did say the water system (well) was good and the lawn's sprinkler system worked well. From what he saw he said the house was well built. The builder was highly respected and this was a custom home.
I wish I was able to see upstairs and what was needed there. I also assume that the hot water heater and the A/C and furnace are original and will need replacement or some work. Originally I was thinking I would need $50,000 to bring it up to speed but now I am thinking more like $75,000. It is a big house (3,800 s.f. with 3 car garage). Painting the outside alone will cost a fortune. Still at the price it is being offered your could easily make twice that back. Now I just have to decide if it is worth the effort. Jay
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